Matt Reis
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | March 28, 1975 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth |
Atlanta, Georgia , United States | |||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1994–1997 | UCLA Bruins | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1998–2002 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 39 | (0) | |||||||||||
2000 | → Orange County (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
2003–2013 | New England Revolution | 254 | (0) | |||||||||||
Total | 300 | (0) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | United States | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | LA Galaxy (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | United States (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2019 |
Columbus Crew (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Matt Reis (/riːs/ REESS; born March 28, 1975) is an American former soccer player and coach who played as a goalkeeper. A long-time Major League Soccer mainstay, he has served as goalkeeper coach for LA Galaxy and the United States.
Youth and college
Reid was born in
Career
Professional
Reis was selected by the
Reis was traded to New England Revolution in January 2003 in exchange for Alex Pineda Chacón and a second-round pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft.[2] With the Revs, Reis started out as a backup to
Reis retired following the 2013 season, joining the
International
Reis got his first cap for the United States on January 22, 2006, a 0-0 shutout against Canada.
Personal
Reis was considered to be a bit of a jokester among his teammates and in the soccer community. As an April Fools' Day prank in 2004, the Revs' front office announced their newest foreign acquisition, Luis "El Lobo" Fangoso, who eventually turned out to be Matt Reis wearing a shaggy wig and headband. Although the initial joke died down fairly quickly, Reis' antics helped him win over many Revolution fans (to this day, Revs fans occasionally make joking references to Fangoso when discussing possible player transactions). On April 1, 2007, the Revolution announced that they had resigned Fangoso to a 2-year deal.[5]
Reis, who is bald, also convinced Mexican international José Manuel Abundis, who had just signed with the team, to shave his head for the 2006 MLS Playoffs. This has enabled Reis to achieve cult status among Revs fans who know him as the "Skin headed, short sleeved shot stopper".
Reis is married to Nicole Reis (née Odom), who was an All American Softball player at UCLA. They have three boys. He is the son of J.T. and Kathy Reis of Mission Viejo, California, and he has one older brother, Mike.
On 15 April 2013, Reis was present at the Boston Marathon bombing where he saved the life of his father-in-law (John Odom), whose legs had been pierced by shrapnel, causing two severed arteries.[6]
Honors
Individual
- MLS Humanitarian of the Year: 2013
Team
- United States
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions (1): 2005
- Los Angeles Galaxy
- 2000
- MLS Cup (1): 2002
- Supporters' Shield (2): 1998, 2002
- U.S. Open Cup (1): 2001
- New England Revolution
- U.S. Open Cup (1): 2007
- North American SuperLiga (1): 2008
References
- ^ 2000 Orange County Waves
- ^ "Galaxy Drafts Local Phenom". 17 January 2003.
- ^ "Man of the Year Award". The Midnight Riders. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ "LA Galaxy name Matt Reis Goalkeeper Coach". LA Galaxy Official Website. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Search". New England Revolution.
- ^ "Boston Marathon bombings: Ex-MLS keeper on saving a life". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
External links
- Matt Reis at Major League Soccer
- Matt Reis at National-Football-Teams.com